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January, 2008
MODEL HOME GRAND OPENING
Come view our four fully furnished model homes. The date of
the grand opening is Febuary 10, 1-5pm.
July, 2005
OLD MARSH IN THE NEWS
Old Marsh Golf Club named 6th Best Residential
Golf Course in Florida by GOLFWEEK
Old Marsh Golf Superintendent, Jim Colo talks about what
makes Old Marshes’ course play to the highest standards.
A crew of 26 takes daily care of the 18-hole championship
Pete Dye Course. “We start the day at 6am and manicure
the tees and greens before the members play.” The objective
is to keep the greens and course hard, firm and fast for
bump and run play per Dye’s vision.
Maintenance is both science and art. The speed of the greens
is kept between 10.5 and 11 on the stimpmeter, but Colo,
can “feel when its right” with just a few putts.
He also listens daily to the feedback from members and his
staff.
Getting the right speed and feel is achieved with fertilizer
and irrigation. The team feeds greens and tees daily with
environmentally friendly fertilizers that won’t hurt
the surrounding marshes and wildlife, Jim controls the amount
of water the course needs by look and feel. He has tended
the course everyday for over 12 years.
Up to 600,000 gallons can be needed per night. This is ground
water recycled from drains on the bowl shaped fairways that
feed special irrigation lakes. Although each fairway is surrounded
by marshes and natural wetlands, the course doesn’t
use any of this water from irrigation.
Other factors contributed to the GOLFWEEK ranking: Old Marshes
caddie program, the highly personalized service and management
of its club, and its stunning natural setting in Palm Beach
Gardens where Sand Hill Cranes walk across fairways, and
Eagles soar overhead.
October 2004
PETE DYE AT OLD MARSH GOLF CLUB
Golf Course designer, Pete Dye who turns 80 this year, says
he does not intend to slow down. Over 100 courses bear his
signature, and he still tends after them like a proud father
overseeing the growth of his children. Old Marsh Golf Club
in Palm Beach Gardens is one of the best and brightest of
his “offspring”.
The course reopened last October, after a six-month makeover
by Dye. The 7007-yard, par 72 course rests within the communities’ 456-acre
wetland preserve; recognized a few years ago with the prestigious
Audubon designation for preserving and protecting the environment
and wildlife.
This season the course will play faster with the new firm
approaches and greens. TifEagle grass has been installed
on the greens and tees now feature Paspalum grass. Further
enhancements include 419 Bermuda grass replacing all St.
Augustine grass from around the greens. Herbicides used will
not affect the scenic marshes that surround the picturesque
course.
The renovation will have the course playing like a true
links with the new approaches and greens. Tee placements,
bunkering and green contours have all been altered to make
the course more playable for most golfers while providing
a great test for the expert player.
This past week, Dye walked the course with Old Marsh Golf
Club Director of Golf, Tom Dyer. This private community with
a small membership of 240 members, and 115 residences, provides
one of the most private and natural golf experiences in the
area.
Limited membership and only a few tournaments each year,
allow members to play without ever making a tee time. Walking
the course is encouraged at this traditional golf club, featuring
a nationally recognized, first-class caddie program. Old
Marsh is a rarity in today’s world, says Dye. You have
to go all the way to the Carolina’s to find a private
course enveloped in so much open space.
The community of Old Marsh has 25 single-family homesites
to sell before completion. Prices for the half-acre and larger
sites begin at $450,000. |
